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I think most cars with CarPlay support Android Auto because most systems are essentially Android tablets. And that's one thing I have noticed, Android pretty m
by bena 7y ago
I think most cars with CarPlay support Android Auto because most systems are essentially Android tablets.
And that's one thing I have noticed, Android pretty much owns the industrial market. Every touchscreen device you see in the wild is basically an Android device. Those payment kiosk things in restaurants, CarPlay, etc.
- ofibrvev 7y agoWell there’s a good reason for this: In this day and age it’s pretty much the ideal option. In fact I think android makes a horrible phone OS (not because it has no good features) but I’ve never had an android phone that didn’t become a battery sucking and unmanageable nightmare. And are high quality audio APIs available (I gave up caring a few years ago) AFAIC, Android is best suited as an industrial OS. Before android it was Windows CE, which was even bigger garbage than Android, and of course now it is dead. Alternatives are things like custom rolled Linux (and really why?) and RTOS/GUI platforms like vxworks, qnx.. they have their place. 90% of shit can just use stock android and whatever mods you need.
- joezydeco 7y agoLinux serves as the hardware abstraction layer for Android. You’re going to need a “custom rolled” kernel for whatever platform you decide to launch in the car.
- bena 7y agoYeah, I was just making the observation. It does make sense, it's pretty customizable and a lot of the legwork is done for you.
- 0x38B 7y agoI love Android as a mobile OS on my Pixel 2; especially with apps like MiXplorer (fully featured file manager). I can't count the number of times being able to plug in a flash drive and copy files to it has saved me. Subjectively, running Android 10 on a Pixel 2, battery life has never been better, and apps running in the background sucking up my battery hasn't been a problem. I've used the ubiquitous cheap Huawei and Xiaomi phones, and while they get the job done, the experience isn't nearly as good, as you have to deal with their UI and clutter. Unfortunate.
- evilduck 7y agoLast I knew, most of these stereos supporting CarPlay and Android Auto were running QNX, not Android.
- bena 7y agoWhich manufacturer? I have a Honda Civic and it's definitely an Android tablet shoved into the dash.
- MBCook 7y agoYep. Honda has been shipping Android based systems since at least ‘16.
- persistent 7y agoYes, but that has no bearing on the ability of your car to run Android Auto. You cannot run it on the hardware that's built into the car. If you want Android Auto you must project it from a phone or tablet onto the display.
- bena 7y agoYes, but the core system is an Android tablet in my car. That is my point. I would imagine that it's the same across Honda's entire fleet. I was wondering which manufacturer was going QNX instead.
- OkGoDoIt 7y agoMost of the airplane seat-back media centers I’ve used seem to be running Android. Although I was just on an Air China flight that appeared to be using either Windows CE or QNX or something non-standard.
- kalleboo 7y agoI had trouble updating the console in our 2017 Suzuki[0] and extracted the update file - it was QNX [0] the update instructions say to put the update file on a FAT32-formatted USB drive and plug in. The update file is 6GB and FAT32 has a 4 GB file size limit. Tried exFAT, UFS, and a few other file systems QNX has support for, no go with those.